GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

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WordMeaning
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
raila bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)